It is distinguished by its asymmetrical plan with the projecting bays, the complicated roofline with the gables and the distinctive canted chimneys, and the decorative wood strapwork.” [1] The house was commissioned by Robert Stapleton Pitt Caldecott in 1906.

Caldecott served as president of the Toronto Board of Trade and was a “highly regarded businessman” and his information was included in the nomination for the heritage designation.

When their request to have the historic designation removed was declined, their lawyer explained that they might seek judgement from the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal if necessary.

[4] The City later decided to restore Caldecott's name to the property, after his descendants provided further research (including private correspondence), showing that Caldecott "did not separate people by race or creed," it says, noting that, at the time, the British Empire "was not just Canada, Australia and Britain, it encompassed many Islands in the Caribbean like Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, India, Pakistan, East Pakistan (Bangladesh) as well as Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

(...) The only people he would have attempted to block from entering the country was the likes of American merchants in order to protect and build the young nation of Canada.